Kittens
So I had all intentions of writing a nice post today and then something unexpected showed up on my door step. My neighbor had put a barrier around his shed and not realized that he locked kittens in under it. Days later he heard them and of course rang my door bell.
Now what!?!
So off to the local pet food place I went and the lady there who used to work at the vet showed me how to bottle feed them and make them go to the bathroom right after. They can’t do that on their own yet which I didn’t know.
{and sorry for all the bad cellphone photos but that’s all I was able to manage last night}
This little by has blue eyes. He’s the tiniest and so so cute.
This little guy has already captured our hearts. He is the runt of the litter with a ton of personality. So sweet!
Now I’m trying to find the right rescue to take them because they unfortunately can’t stay here since we had so many issues with Maya and because we go away in the summer. I’ve found one lady who might know someone who can help. Lets see.
Maya already isn’t happy.
If we only had her I’d be open to keeping them all but right now our old ladies would literally die if we’d have three crazy kittens running around.
I’ve been almost having to force feed Lucy lately. She couldn’t handle more craziness.
My daughter named them Leo, Cleo and Theo.
This below photo is Cleo. She has more black coloring than her two brothers. And we love her little curly haired chest and white ears. She feeds the best out of the three of them.
Theo is the runt of the litter (like I said above) but the most determined and loudest and thanks to him my hands are shredded up. Now that I’m looking at this photo, is that a tick on his eye? I have to check that. Isn’t his black nose and little black beard adorable?
And I don’t have any close ups of Leo because I think he’s the most shy out of all of them and not as easy to photograph.
After all this kitten talk I have to tell you to stay tuned because next week I’m planning on revealing my fireplace area in a collaboration with Raymour & Flanigan with you. Here is a little sneak peek.
Wish me luck with these beautiful little babies because that’s what I’ll be busy doing for the rest of the week.
Tschüß,
(Youleeya)
they are precious- i truly hope you find a new home for them.
It will be a foster at first I think
Do you follow Kitten Lady on Facebook? She may have some resources for you.
I follow the kittenxlady on Instagram and she has lots of helpful things also on YouTube
I’m glad the sweet babies got rescued. I’m a bottle-feeding cat mom as well. Someone dropped off 4 about 10-14 days old kittens in front of our door on Good Friday. We can be happy that they didn’t get drowned or abandoned in the wilderness. Feeding them every 2 hours day and night was a bit exhausting. Thankfully I only have to get up once a night now. In the meanwhile, they all use the litter box and also eat canned kitten food besides the milk. Two of our three other cats are not so happy about the little ones but with the weather being so lovely, they are outside most of the day anyway. Our legs are scratched from the kittens climbing up on us. When we wear socks and jeans it’s not so bad but it’s a bit painful when you’re in your PJs. It’s a lot of fun having them around and we laugh a lot every day. Hopefully we’ll find good homes for them. I keep my fingers crossed that you’ll find a good place for your three little ones too. I’m sorry that you still have issues with Maya and that Lucy lost her appetite. I hope things will get better.
Oh wow, 4 of them! How did you do it?!?! It will be hard to hand them over when we find someone
You are so kind-hearted. But who could resist they are so sweet. Hope you find someone to foster them xx
Too bad you are so far away. We do the bottle babies and our current batch will be ready to be adopted in the next couple of weeks.
God bless you:)
How sweet. They are so adorable. I love little kittens. You are so sweet and kind to take them in. Hoping you find them good homes.
I’m so glad you saved them! I do love tuxedo kitties…if we lived closer (I’m in Oregon)!
Oh how lucky you are – to enjoy these little bundles of sweetness! They may tear your hands up, but there is nothing more special than loving on baby kittens (I know, a little redundant). We’ve talked about getting another kitten for the one we adopted back in October – they need playmates. Thank you for taking care of them and placing them with the right folks if you can’t keep them as fosters.
Enjoyed the kitten pictures. You have a big heart Julia.
The world needs more Julia’s. You are an angel.
oh my goodness! You are very strong for not keeping them ;). So glad you were there to help them!
Ugh my daughter keeps begging me already to keep one. But we are going away soon and I don’t know how my husband and then a pet sitter can handle the madness of everyone getting along. Maya hisses and spits at them.
Awww! They are so adorable! They are lucky to have you and your big heart looking out for them, Julia! <3
Being a foster is hard, especially with bottle-feed babies! It is a lot of dedication, time and hard work – but you’re raising well socialized littles to fit into their fur-ever homes! Maybe someone in a local rescue agency can help watch them for you while you’re away, and you can ask them help you screen their potential adopters. The rescue agency that I foster for here at home is very helpful with that. It will be hard to give them away, but always keep in mind that this is the healthiest and happiest path for everyone involved you, your family (including hubby and kitties!), the kittens and their new families! Keep the mindset that you’re just “babysitting” them, it helps with the transition!
I’ve always admired people who fostered and have found an entire new level of admiration for people who rescue kittens now. It really is a huge time commitment and also money involved. They are the sweetest reward though and I’m trying to tell myself that I’m only babysitting. My daughter is begging to keep one already but since I travel a lot with the kids in the summer, I don’t see my husband managing another kitten in the family this year. Thanks for the pep talk. I really appreciate it